How would the impact of the sentence change if we rewrote the sentence to read: I slowed still more. My shadow paced me and dragged its head through the weed-obscured fence.

Clarification:

I found the original sentence online:

“I slowed still more, my shadow pacing me, dragging its head through the weeds that hid the fence.”

Using a different syntax changes the meaning we give to the sentence. The original sentence is more slow, it shows hesitance and unwillingness because of the use of commas and because of how it is written.

Explanation:

To complete this exercise, you have to explain how the impact of the sentence changes when it's written differently. In this case, it's important to look at how syntax works, which is what sets the sentence structure.

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.